This study aims to improve the quality of
teaching and learning process through the application
of cooperative learning models oriented models learning
Think Pair Share (TPS) type of problem solving skills in
PPKn subject’s social diversity and cultural diversity in
class V SDN Belitung Selatan 5 Banjarmasin. The
research design uses three stages of the 4-D model,
namely the stages of defining, designing, and
developing, tested on fifth grade students of SDN
Belitung Selatan 5 Banjarmasin in the even semester of
the 2018/2019 school year. The research variables
measured were validity, practicality and effectiveness of
the use of learning tools. The research data were
obtained through the method of validation, observation,
and tests with a posttest-only control group design, in
which the control group and the experimental group
were randomly selected. The results showed that the
Mann-Whitney test results as a comparison of the
posttest scores between the control group and the
number of 22 students had an average value of 11.50
while in the experimental group with a total of 22
students had an average value of 33.50. Asymp count
results. Sig. (2-tailed), that is 0,000. The results of
calculations are known that the value of Sig. <0.05
which is 0,000 then Ha is accepted, meaning that there
are differences in students' problem solving abilities in
learning PPKn. Thus it can be concluded that the
learning tools that have been developed are valid, and
there are differences in students' problem solving
abilities between the control group and the
experimental group, so that the learning tools oriented
towards cooperative learning model type Think Pair
Share (TPS) to improve problem solving abilities can be
used.
Keywords : Think Pair Share (TPS), the Ability to Solve Problems.